A01=Joseph Wambaugh
American mystery writers
author of THE ONION FIELD
Author_Joseph Wambaugh
award-winning author
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classic LA novel
crime fiction
dark humour
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Los Angeles crime fiction
New York Times bestselling author
noir
True classic
Product details
- ISBN 9780752882581
- Weight: 262g
- Dimensions: 132 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 05 Jul 2007
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The classic novel of the LA Police
They are the Choirboys - the patrol squad of the LA Police attempting to stay sane in an insane world.
The Choirboys are five sets of partners on the night-watch, all men of varying temperaments and backgrounds, but they are joined together by the job, and they have elected to spend their pre-dawn hours in MacArthur Park in relaxing drink and sex sessions they call "choir practice". This is the story of men endangered ultimately not by the violence of their jobs but by their choice of off-duty entertainment.
Simultaneously darkly funny and terrifying, this is as chillingly authentic as only a veteran police officer could make it.
Award-winning Joseph Wambaugh was born in Pittsburgh and served as an officer in the LA Police Department for fourteen years. He published his first three books - THE NEW CENTURIONS, THE BLUE KNIGHT and THE ONION FIELD - while still in the force. More recent books include THE BLOODING, THE GLITTER DOME, FLOATERS and HOLLYWOOD STATION. He lives in Southern California.
